How do you unify a UI across vehicles, command centers, and character HUDs? For TRON: ARES, the answer was: puppeteering control rods. My last post was the highest-reaching post I’ve ever shared. Thanks to everyone who shared and jumped into the comments. ✨🙌✨ Director: Joachim Rønning ILM VFX Supervisor: David Seager GFX Creative Director: GMUNK Interface Design Director: JAYSE HANSEN jayse.io Motion Director: DARBY FACCINTO #tronares #filmconcept #uiux #tronui

Initially, Ares is a pure machine, yet grows to be more human-like. So the design follows the idea that 'AI is continually building, generating and updating.' To match Ares' duality, I designed the UI to be half human-readable, (language) and half machine-readable (code/patterns). To illustrate the generative aspect, I chose to make the UI very architectural: Like a scaffolding, or a building always under construction.

I served as UI Design Lead/Director and Ul System Architect on TRON: ARES, designing the core Ul languages that span every character, vehicle, and machine across 260 shots. Excited we can finally share it! TRON: ARES, NOW streaming! This work was brought to life by an incredible VFX/GFX team we built from scratch, led by GMUNK Follow for full design breakdowns coming up! Director: Joachim Rønning ILM VFX Supervisor: David Seager GFX Creative Director: GMUNK Interface Design Director: JAYSE HANSEN Motion Director: DARBY FACCINTO #tronares #filmconcept #uiux #tronui

Excited be joining legends and friends @videocopilot Andrew Kramer and Mary Poplin @MaryPoplin at the @adobe booth at 5pm. Talking After Effects in FILM! Watch livestream on FB facebook.com/aftereffects/